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''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
 
* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.  
 
* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.  
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* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.  
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* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, ''Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.  
  
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* [[France 1792-BB 3 deniers]] "FRANÇAIS"
 
* [[France 1792-BB 3 deniers]] "FRANÇAIS"
 
* [[France 1792-D 3 deniers]] "FRANÇOIS"
 
* [[France 1792-D 3 deniers]] "FRANÇOIS"
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* [[France 1792 1/2 sol]] Brézin's pattern
 
* [[France 1792-BB 6 deniers]] "FRANÇAIS"
 
* [[France 1792-BB 6 deniers]] "FRANÇAIS"
 
* [[France 1792-A 12 deniers|1792-A 12 deniers]]
 
* [[France 1792-A 12 deniers|1792-A 12 deniers]]
 
* [[France 1792-B 12 deniers|1792-B 12 deniers]]
 
* [[France 1792-B 12 deniers|1792-B 12 deniers]]
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* [[France 1792-BB 12 deniers|1792-BB 12 deniers, "FRANÇOIS" and "FRANÇAIS"]]
 
* [[France 1792-D 12 deniers|1792-D 12 deniers]]
 
* [[France 1792-D 12 deniers|1792-D 12 deniers]]
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* [[France 1792 sol]], pattern
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* [[France 1792 2 sols]], pattern
 
* [[France 1792-A 2 sols|1792-A 2 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-A 2 sols|1792-A 2 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-AA 2 sols|1792-AA 2 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-AA 2 sols|1792-AA 2 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-BB 2 sols|1792-BB 2 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-BB 2 sols|1792-BB 2 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-H 2 sols|1792-H 2 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-H 2 sols|1792-H 2 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-M 2 sols|1792-M 2 ''sols Constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1792-MA 2 sols|1792-MA 2 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-N 2 sols|1792-N 2 ''sols Constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1792-R 2 sols|1792-R 2 ''sols Constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-W 2 sols|1792-W 2 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-W 2 sols|1792-W 2 sols]]
 
* [[Clemanson 1792 2 sols token KM-Tn8|Clemanson et C<sup>E</sup> 1792 2 sols token]]
 
* [[Clemanson 1792 2 sols token KM-Tn8|Clemanson et C<sup>E</sup> 1792 2 sols token]]
 
* [[Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols KM-Tn25|Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols, seated liberty, "PATENTÉ"]]
 
* [[Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols KM-Tn25|Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols, seated liberty, "PATENTÉ"]]
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* [[Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols KM-Tn26|Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols, seated liberty, no brackets around "PATENTÉ"]]
 
* [[Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols KM-Tn27|Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols, Hercules]]
 
* [[Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols KM-Tn27|Monneron Freres 1792 2 sols, Hercules]]
 
* [[Monneron Freres 1792 5 sols KM-Tn28|Monneron Freres 1792 5 sols, oath, "PATENTÉ"]]
 
* [[Monneron Freres 1792 5 sols KM-Tn28|Monneron Freres 1792 5 sols, oath, "PATENTÉ"]]
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* [[Monneron Freres 1792 5 sols KM-Tn31|Monneron Freres 1792/L'AN IV 5 sols, oath]]
 
* [[Monneron Freres 1792 5 sols KM-Tn31|Monneron Freres 1792/L'AN IV 5 sols, oath]]
 
* [[Monneron Freres 1792 5 sols Hercules]]
 
* [[Monneron Freres 1792 5 sols Hercules]]
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* [[France 1792 5 sols]] Brézin's pattern
 
* [[Lefevre and Lesage 1792 10 sols token KM-Tn19|Lefevre and Lesage 1792 10 sols token]]
 
* [[Lefevre and Lesage 1792 10 sols token KM-Tn19|Lefevre and Lesage 1792 10 sols token]]
 
* [[Lefevre and Lesage 1792 20 sols token KM-Tn21|Lefevre and Lesage 1792 20 sols token]]
 
* [[Lefevre and Lesage 1792 20 sols token KM-Tn21|Lefevre and Lesage 1792 20 sols token]]
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* [[France 1792-A 15 sols|1792-A 15 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-D 15 sols|1792-D 15 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-I 15 sols|1792-I 15 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-I 15 sols|1792-I 15 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-L 15 sols|1792-L 15 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-M 15 sols|1792-M 15 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-W 15 sols|1792-W 15 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-W 15 sols|1792-W 15 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-A 30 sols|1792-A 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-A 30 sols|1792-A 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-BB 30 sols|1792-BB 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1792-BB 30 sols|1792-BB 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-D 30 sols|1792-D 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-I 30 sols|1792-I 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-MA 30 sols|1792-MA 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-N 30 sols|1792-N 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-Q 30 sols|1792-Q 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-R 30 sols|1792-R 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-T 30 sols|1792-T 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-W 30 sols|1792-W 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1792-Pau 30 sols|1792 30 sols du Béarn]]
 
* [[France 1792-A 1/2 ecu|1792-A ''demi-écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1792-A 1/2 ecu|1792-A ''demi-écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1792-A 1/2 ecu KM-613.1|1792-A ''demi-écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-A 1/2 ecu KM-613.1|1792-A ''demi-écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1792-BB 1/2 ecu|1792-BB ''demi-écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1792-N 1/2 ecu|1792-N ''demi-écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1792-T 1/2 ecu|1792-T ''demi-écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1792 3 livres]] pattern
 
* [[France 1792-A ecu Dav-1333|1792-A ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1792-A ecu Dav-1333|1792-A ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
* [[France 1792-A ecu|1792-A ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-A ecu|1792-A ''écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1792-H ecu|1792-H ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-H ecu|1792-H ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-I ecu|1792-I ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-I ecu|1792-I ''écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1792-K ecu|1792-K ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-M ecu|1792-M ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-M ecu|1792-M ''écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1792-MA ecu|1792-MA ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-N ecu|1792-N ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-N ecu|1792-N ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-R ecu|1792-R ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-R ecu|1792-R ''écu constitutionnel'']]

Latest revision as of 21:30, 11 October 2025

Heritage sale 3040, lot 29676
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This specimen was lot 29676 in Heritage sale 3040 (Long Beach, April 2015), where it sold for $763.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic - Louis XVI Ecu (6 Livres) 1792-W AU55 NGC, Lille mint. Broad and stately, this offering displays silvery-gray patination with delicate instances of amber color woven throughout the legends. Featuring the standing Genius writing the constitution, with minimal wear across the higpoints, highly appealing as such." This specimen is a "constitutional écu" struck at the Lille mint, one of a type struck there 1792-93, prior to the trial and execution of the king. Its divisions were the ½, 1/4 and 1/8 écu, struck in billon. The écu was worth $1.10 in the USA before the Civil War. The 1792-A and 1793-A are the most available dates of this scarce type, which was demonetized in 1834.

Mints and Mintmarks.

Most of the mints were in small towns, operated to provide patronage for local politicians. In silver, Bayonne, Paris and Pau predominated. France has little bullion ore within its boundaries, so most of the silver came from melted foreign coin, especially Spanish. The gold to silver ratio in France was 14.5:1, favoring silver.

Mintmarks:

  • A Paris
  • AA Metz
  • B Rouen
  • BB Strasbourg (obverse legend "FRANÇAIS")
  • D Lyon
  • H La Rochelle
  • I Limoges
  • K Bordeaux
  • L Bayonne
  • M Toulouse
  • MA Marseilles (opened 1787 to replace the Aix mint)
  • N Montpellier
  • Q Perpignan
  • R Orléans
  • T Nantes
  • W Lille
  • cow Pau

Specifications for the Écu constitutionnel.

  • Obverse: LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANCOIS, king’s head left, hair tied with a ribbon, date below;
  • reverse: REGNE DE LA LOI (mintmark), winged genius of France inscribing the constitution on a tablet; edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM.
  • composition: silver, 11 deniers (.917 fine), 8.3 pieces to the mark (29.488 g), face value 6 livres, 39 mm diameter.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Catalog reference: Dav-1335; KM 615.14, Gad-55.

Sources:

  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage Signature Auction 3040, featuring the Santa Maria, the Alan Dean and the Valley View Life Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.

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